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Tuesdays appeal hearing is said to be "straightforward": It will last a couple of hours, with a ruling handed down shortly after it concludes. Griner will participate via videoconference from her jail and will have a chance to address the judges.

The president of Irans national Olympic committee says competitive climber Elnaz Rekabi will not be punished or suspended after competing in South Korea over the weekend without wearing her nations mandatory headscarf.

Claressa Shields won the WBO belt against Savannah Marshall on Saturday in London to once again become the undisputed middleweight champion of the world.

Geno Auriemma is confident UConn will get back to its winning ways, saying "its just a matter of when" the Huskies win another title.

Diana Kipyokei could be stripped of her victory at the 2021 Boston Marathon after she was provisionally suspended for using a banned substance.

New York Liberty player Bec Allen suffered more serious injuries (fractured ribs, collapsed lung) than were initially reported while playing for the Australian national team in the 2022 FIBA World Cup.

Andrea Skinner, who joined Hockey Canadas board of directors in November 2020 as a volunteer and assumed the role of interim chair in August, has resigned from Hockey Canadas board of directors.

Bridget Namiotka, a figure skater who accused her late pairs skating partner John Coughlin of sexual abuse, died in July at the age of 32, her parents told USA Today.

Iga Swiatek got past former junior partner and rival Caty McNally and Barbora Krejcikova ended the career-best run of Alycia Parks to reach the Agel Open semifinals.

Brittney Griner is at her "absolute weakest moment in life right now" as she faces a hearing in Russia later this month for her appeal of a nine-year prison sentence for drug possession, according to the WNBA stars wife.